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Locality: Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

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21.01.2022 Friday Seminar UNDERSTANDING PLACE NAMES IN SOUTHWEST AUSTRALIA of the Understanding Country from Nyungar, Geographical, Sociocultural and Linguistic angles Professor Len Collard, School of Indigenous Studies, UWA

18.01.2022 Friday Seminar Are we Postnational yet? Professor Farida Fozdar... Future Fellow in Anthropology & Sociology Friday 18th October 2013, 11am-12pm Anthropology & Sociology Seminar Room, 2.29 Social Sciences Building

17.01.2022 ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY OCCASIONAL SEMINAR Professor Sylvie Poirier Université Laval (Quebec) Atikamekw postcolonial territoriality. A complex co-existence!and entanglement between ... Indigenous and non-Indigenous regimes of values 1-2 pm, Tuesday 22 October Social Science Seminar Room G207

16.01.2022 For those of you who missed Adam Ashforth's public lecture on Wednesday night, you can listen to it here: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/ashforth

16.01.2022 All welcome to a panel discussion that is part of ANTH 1002 (Global Change, Local Responses--coordinated by Debra McDougall) Economic growth and global inequality. A panel discussion with Carmen Lawrence, Akram Azimi, and Michael Sheldrick October 17, 2013, 11 - 11:45 amOctagon Theatre, UWA... Has globalized capitalism made the world a better place? Some, like global billionaire philathropist Bill Gates, say yes. Even in the poorest places in the world, people are living longer and fewer babies are dying. Many measures show, however, that inequality has increased and some people's lives are improving much more quickly than other people's. In a world of increasing mobility and ease of communications, these differences are more obvious than ever before. If we agree with the anthropologist Marshall Sahlins that poverty is not just having what we need to survive, but is essentially a social status, can you tackle global poverty without asking questions about global inequality? Carmen Lawrence is a Professorial Fellow in Psychology after serving for 21 years in State and Federal politics. Akram Azimi is 2013 Young Australian of the Year. He is involved in many projects, including mentoring programs for young Indigenous Australians and campaigns to reduce global poverty. Michael Sheldrick is Global Policy and Advocacy Manager for the Global Poverty Project Links to background material Carmen Lawrence, The Growing Problem of Inequality, March 2013, ‘Thinking For Yourself’ conference, La Trobe University. http://bcove.me/hgactl6k Is Australia still the land of the fair go? An Intelligence Squared debate, on ABC RN http://www.abc.net.au//programs/bigideas/iq-fair-go/4954336 (Akram Azimi starts at about 20 min). Michael Sheldrick, Can charity concerts change the world? The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com//charity-concert-global-citizen Interview with Michael & Akram on Saturday Breakfast: http://blogs.abc.net.au//saturday-breakfast---michael-shel

15.01.2022 Love anthropology and sociology, but not sure what jobs anthropologists get? Wondering whether units in anth/soc give you anything to put as dotpoints on your resume? Come to our panel discussion.. Careers in Anthropology & Sociology 12noon, Tues 3 September 2013, Octagon LT... Dr Michael Azariadis Graduate Education Officer, University of Western Australia Ben Ripper - Research Officer Native Title, Native Title and State Lands division of the State Solicitor's Office Aimee Lamatoa Anthropologist, South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council Dr Erin Tuckwell Policy Officer, Policy & Innovation, Department of Water

14.01.2022 Future Fellow James Leach arrived to join our Discipline Group late last week. For information about James and his work see: http://www.jamesleach.net/

12.01.2022 * Interested in, or puzzled by, religion? * Looking for an elective or a Category A broadening unit in Arts? * Have completed a Level 1 Arts unit? You may want to consider enrolling in... ANTH2901 Religion and Globalisation The unit invites students to think about the place of religion in the contemporary world and its relationship to conflict, human rights, gender equity, poverty, the environment, and a range of other social issues. It is highly interactive, with lots of discussion in person and through a class blog. As part of a UWA-wide Religion and Globalisation Initiative and in partnership with other universities through the Tony Blair Faith Foundation Faith and Globalisation Initiative, the unit has allowed UWA students to engage with peers around the world and undertake intensive summer courses (held in 2013 in Canada and Kosovo). What previous students say: ‘This has probably changed the way I will approach these issues for the rest of my life even though I will not be continuing in this field of study’ ‘This was one of the best units I have ever done! I can honestly say that I have learned more in this unit, than any other unit at universityabout the live issues of the world’ Blog post on dialogue session: http://www.fgi-tbff.org//reflecting-uwa-q-religion-and-vio Former students Akram Azimi (2013 Young Australian of the Year) and Michael Sheldrick (now with Global Poverty Project): http://www.youtube.com/user/TonyBlairFaithFdn Handbook link: http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/anth/anth2901 Questions? Email coordinator debra.mcdougall [at] uwa.edu.au

12.01.2022 Just published: Loretta Baldassar and Laura Merla's edited volume, 'Transnational Families, Migration and the Circulation of Care: Understanding Mobility and Absence in Family Life' (Routledge). See: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415626736/

05.01.2022 Interesting article on the neuroanthropology blog: http://blogs.plos.org//from-good-study-habits-to-better-t/

03.01.2022 Friday Seminar: Dr Walter Lalich, The "exodus" of migrants to Yugoslavia from Australia during the Cold War in 1948. International Studies, Macquarie University Friday: 11am-12pm... Anthropology & Sociology Seminar Room Social Sciences Building 2.29 contact: [email protected]

01.01.2022 Hi all, here's the details of the remaining seminars in Semester 2... August 30 - Dr Farida Iqbal, Applying Marxist Theory to Homophobia. Independent Scholar September 6 - Dr Shaouli Shahid, Beliefs and Understandings of Aboriginal People in Western Australia. Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health, UWA... September 13 - Dr Richard Martin, Race, Place and Identity in Australia's Gulf Country. School of Social Science, Uni, QLD September 20 - Gemma Bothe, Online Research: Methods and Ethics. PhD candidate, Anthropology & Sociology, UWA September 27 - Dr Lara McKenzie, Free to be fated: Shared understandings of relationship formation among age-dissimilar, romantic couples. Independent Scholar October 11 - Dr Walter Lalich, The "exodus" of migrants to Yugoslavia from Australia during the Cold War in 1948. International Studies, Macquarie University October 18 - Professor Farida Fozdar, Are we postnational yet? Anthropology & Sociology, UWA October 25 - Professor Len Collard, Nyungar placenames. School of Indigenous Studies, UWA